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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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